[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68587]
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[FR Doc No: 03-30523]


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JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment 
of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) 
in Washington, DC, at the Office of Professional Responsibility on 
January 8 and 9, 2004.

DATES: Thursday, January 8, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 
January 9, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Suite 4200E, Conference Room, 
Fourth Floor, East Tower, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick W. McDonough, Executive 
Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, 202-694-
1858.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Advisory 
Committee on Actuarial Examinations will meet in Suite 4200E, 
Conference Room, Fourth Floor, East Tower, Franklin Court Building, 
1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 8, 2004, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 9, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss topics and questions which 
may be recommended for inclusion on future Joint Board examinations in 
actuarial mathematics and methodology referred to in 29 U.S.C. 
1242(a)(1)(B) and to review the November 2003 Pension (EA-2A) Joint 
Board Examination in order to make recommendations relative thereto, 
including the minimum acceptable pass score. Topics for inclusion on 
the syllabus for the Joint Board's examination program for the May 2004 
Basic (EA-1) Examination and the May 2004 Pension (EA-2B) Examination 
will be discussed.
    A determination has been made as required by section 10(d) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that the portions of the 
meeting dealing with the discussion of questions which may appear on 
the Joint Board's examinations and review of the November 2003 Joint 
Board examination fall within the exceptions to the open meeting 
requirement set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and that the public 
interest requires that such portions be closed to public participation.
    The portion of the meeting dealing with the discussion of the other 
topics will commence at 1 p.m. on January 9 and will continue for as 
long as necessary to complete the discussion, but not beyond 3 p.m. 
Time permitting, after the close of this discussion by Committee 
members, interested persons may make statements germane to this 
subject. Persons wishing to make oral statements should notify the 
Executive Director in writing prior to the meeting in order to aid in 
scheduling the time available and must submit the written text, or at a 
minimum, an outline of comments they propose to make orally. Such 
comments will be limited to 10 minutes in length. All other persons 
planning to attend the public session must also notify the Executive 
Director in writing to obtain building entry. Notifications of intent 
to make an oral statement or to attend must be faxed, no later than 
December 31, 2003, to 202-694-1876, Attn: Executive Director. Any 
interested person also may file a written statement for consideration 
by the Joint Board and the Committee by sending it to the Executive 
Director: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries, c/o Internal 
Revenue Service, Attn: Executive Director SE:OPR, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

    Dated: December 2, 2003.
Patrick W. McDonough,
Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
[FR Doc. 03-30523 Filed 12-8-03; 8:45 am]
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